New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
Teft Of Field, Lndley Co.. appointed 10 succeed
him Q member Of the comnittee.
TESTING MIND AND MUSCLE.
BIG MEN WHO WANT TO BE POLICEMEN.
LITTLE MEN, OLD WOMEN AND GIRLS GO THROUGH

LITTLE MEN, OLD WOMEN AND GIRLS GO THROUGH
THE MILL AT THE POST OFFICE.
Police Inspector Byrnos and Assistant Oief Bonner
OF the Fire Department, were at Woods mnasium
Tuesday. Wednesday and yestei day, directing a
vigorous physical examination Of young men who
TO DO policemen. ON Tuesday fifty candidates
for appointment Park policemen were examined,
along with about seventy applicants for membership
in the regular police force. About 270 manly young
fellows who expect to wear the blue uniform were
measured and tested on Wednesday an6 yesterday.
They said TO be about the finest lot OF candidates
ever examined in the gymnasium. Every one Of
them above ivo feet eight inches high and
weighed over lao pounds. Tho average man stOou
i've feet and eleven inches In his bare feet, and pulled
down tho scales at $50 pounds.
After they had been measured with tai clincs they
work lifting heavy dumbbels to test the
muscles in THEN backs and shoulders A man who
c0nd swing q $50 pound dumbbell Off the floor ana
raise IL above his head was set down as aDc 10
"yanl" a sick man OF burning house or stop n
runaway hore in tho street, which Is considc "i
legitimate work for policeman TO show how well
they could hang on TO prisoner the candidates.
tool, hold Of an instrument like short pair of fire
tOngs with stout spring and registering dial al the
hinge. ono giant grabbed the tones and squrclei
them until they recorded $50 pounds. lie Will not
need TO club prisoner If he ever caiches one. y
record Of 200 pounds the gptestcr was considered
good enough to pass
A small sized steel hoop with register IN tho
! middle camo in for share Of the Squeezing ~
showed what kind Of muscles tho men had across tV'
| breasts How a policcmans efficiency nelc""' ~,
! his ability to hug like bear was hard 10 uno'S''hu'
but Inspector Byrnes said tho test was necessary. hc
huc-cd tho hoon until he was red in the face by way
of example and the dial aferwad marked 500 pounds
Most Of the Young fellows failed 10 make tho register
record moro than 800 pounds. Chief l'onncr VINO -
| bigger than most OF tho can,'u,sc@, cou 40
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the examination was when the candidate sal uowh ~
turn on a hard bench with their backs against post
and pushed against register with thar feet 10 snow
strength they mad IN their legs inc machine
ordinary man viii push half as hard as That
Most Of the candidates pushed 500 pounds each. nut
the giant with 35Opound grip asoniShed Professor
Wood by pushing the indicator as far as womb GO no
no 81 in tho lis. Of candida'cs Not c%hSns WIN
showing his ability 10 push soO relnus WIN is ,"is,
he aqnred If there wasn't stronger machine tht no
could tackle nspsc%r BHrHcs s rv Tue 1o s DOWN the
gymnasium. A little later another man nos only psheu
is 90 pounds. but also broke tue machine. a Iuu
around the gymnasium track five times equal 10 qnaf-
ter OF mile. completed the examination ,,,.o ,ho
on Saturday. October 49, those or the cahuluacs VIM
have PASSED the physical examination will write answers
to questions in classroom OF the college Oh 'he NS Va
NcwYork.
| APPLICANTS FOR MORE PEACEFUL BIRTHS.
Civil Service examination held yesterday at the
Federal Building for persons who desire TO enter the DC
partmental service at Washington The names OF those
who pass tho examination will be put on the register
prepared by the Civil Service Commission. and appoint
mcnts will he made that list soon as vacancies
United states civil service Commissioner ~ man
and Mcssrs. Jones' Post and Grove OF tue rosy Dnre
Examining Board. had charge OF tho examination
Twenty eight applicants. Young ana on nltn n ~
women, had seats In the examination room when mo
names We given out Fifteen them took the limited
examination, for appointment 70 cerkshlS ~ Syo i
less and five received question papers IN the general
examination for positions Of 81 900 or over. several
had special exam nations.
Two abored with the deep mathematical and legal
questions necessary prove her competency for ap
Poinmcn ms special pension examiners ,M9 dssit,I 70
be tenographers two to be ava one 10 w
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